Global Value Chains or GVCs are a testament to the effect of globalization on the economic sector. This policy note seeks to highlight how they operate and how they can reveal greater patterns of the

This report consists of three main sections. The introductory chapter,“Contextualizing Women’s Rights and Health Expenditure,” describes the political context in the region,the status of feminist

Accommodating people's growing demands for their inclusion in society,for respect of their ethnicity,religion,and language,takes more than democracy and equitable growth. Also needed are multicultural

This report provides an assessment of the Millennium Development Goals,laid out by the UN Millennium Declaration. The UN Millennium Declaration was adopted in September of 2 as a commitment on the

The assessment report is a final product of the Asia and Middle East Economic Growth Best Practices project (AMEG),which is designed to support USAID missions in developing effective and efficient

This report analyzes the nature of child labor (or labour) in Jordan. Child labor is defined as “the active participation of any child less than 16 years of age in any economic activity,regardless of

his 25 Human Development Report takes stock of human development,including progress towards the MDGs. Looking beyond statistics,it highlights the human costs of missed targets and broken promises